Revolution (1985)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Hugh Hudson

Writer:

Robert Dillon (writer)

Release Date:

25 December 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | History | War

Tagline:

A Nation Forged In Blood

Plot:

New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son...

Plot Keywords:

American Revolution | Epic | 18th Century | 1770s | Historical

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Al Pacino	...	Tom Dobb
Donald Sutherland	...	Sgt. Maj. Peasy
Nastassja Kinski	...	Daisy McConnahay
Joan Plowright	...	Mrs. McConnahay
Dave King	...	Mr. McConnahay
Steven Berkoff	...	Sgt. Jones
John Wells	...	Corty
Annie Lennox	...	Liberty Woman
Dexter Fletcher	...	Ned Dobb
Sid Owen	...	Young Ned
Richard O'Brien	...	Lord Hampton
Paul Brooke	...	Lord Darling
Eric Milota	...	Merle
Felicity Dean	...	Betsy
Jo Anna Lee	...	Amy

Also Known As:

Revolution 1776 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for war violence and related images. (2009 version)

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

UK | Norway

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:PG-13 (2009 version) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Burrator Reservoir, Dartmoor, Devon, England, UK

Company:

Goldcrest Films International

Trivia:

Frank Windsor is credited as Gen. Washington in the end titles but is not seen in the film.

Quotes:

Tom Dobb: [to a British officer] You're a bastard!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Lost Boys (1987)

You Have to Love American History to Appreciate this Movie,

This is one of my favorites. You would probably have to be a history nut to agree with me. While the story sometimes lags and gets boring, this is a well made period piece. The locations, wardrobe, dialect add to a historically accurate drama. Unlike The Patriot, this movie looks and feels real. Al Pacino's character Tom Dobb Is an ordinary man in extraordinary times. He is unwilling to fight as he has lost his entire family except for one young son who is lured in to the romance of war. In order to protect his son Tom Dobb must fight for his country. This is the viewpoint of the Revolutionary War from a common man. No generals or grand battle plans, just a man trying to save his family who helps save a country. There are so few movies dedicated to the Revolutionary War, This one is the best of them all.